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Definition of Narrow down

1. Verb. Define clearly. "I cannot narrow down the rules for this game"

2. Verb. Become more focus on an area of activity or field of study. "She specializes in Near Eastern history"

Definition of Narrow down

1. Verb. (idiomatic) Make more specific. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Narrow Down

narrow-leaved bottletree narrow-leaved everlasting pea narrow-leaved flame flower narrow-leaved plantain narrow-leaved reedmace narrow-leaved spleenwort narrow-leaved strap fern narrow-leaved water plantain narrow-leaved white-topped aster narrow-minded

narrow-mindedly narrow-mindedness narrow-width effect narrow beech fern narrow boat narrow down (current term) narrow escape narrow gauge narrow gauges narrow goldenrod

narrow house narrow minded narrow mindedness narrow sea narrow seas narrow wale narrowband narrowboat narrowboats narrowbodies

Literary usage of Narrow down

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania: From the Discovery of the by George Smith (1862)
"There are still other facts that will narrow down the period, during which he must have arrived. Van Twiller had been succeeded as Director-general of New ..."

2. Yearbook (1916)
"Be that as it may, the intensive effect of this second tendency in art is to narrow down the circle of those who are capable of understanding and sharing in ..."

3. Ontology Or the Theory of Being: An Introduction to General Metaphysics by Peter Coffey (1914)
"... the process by which we narrow down the concept of being to the more comprehensive concept of this or that generic or specific mode of being, ..."

4. The Human Side of Retail Selling: A Textbook for Salespeople in Retail by Ruth Leigh (1921)
"In order to narrow down a choice, and to secure a final decision, try to remove all ... Try, therefore, to narrow down your customer's choice by gradually ..."

5. Ontology, Or, The Theory of Being; an Introduction to General Metaphysics by Peter Coffey (1914)
"Hence the process by which we narrow down the concept of being to the more comprehensive concept of this or that generic or specific mode of being, ..."

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